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storing vinyl, reducing damage over many years

Hi -

I bought 3 of these that I have stacked successfully one on top of each other and filled with albums:

http://shop.mapleshadestore.com/prodinfo.asp?number=RR-OAK-UN

(I didn't buy it directly there, I bought it on ETSY, but the etsy link no longer appears valid, so I am referencing this web link).

I was basically happy with everything, I did the assembly, everything is solid.

My question: will the lack of any support in the middle area of the albums, over many years, cause damage to the albums? I went through and find a certain percent of my albums were drooping down through damaged covers, so for now I have removed these. I don't know, some might say this is paranoid, but if they sit there for 10-20-30 years and ultimately some of them over time are damaged, it would bother me, so I figured I'd ask the question now.
joshl

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saki70
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$16 for a 1 ft. X 2 ft. piece of 1/4" plywood !
saki70
907 posts
 
Unless you are REALLY into the unfinished wood look , check out your local Ikea store . They have some stands that are quite good for record storage . They are sturdy and made of plastic in a few different colors for less money . You can get different combinations of the square storage pieces in groups of 2 ,4 ,8 and 16 per unit . Each cubicle can easily hold 60 albums in the preferred upright direction .
One 16 cubicle stand can easily hold a thousand albums and it is assembled as a one piece stand . Accessible both from the front and back with a solid shelf supporting the bottoms of the albums .
Probably a matter of form vs function . Mine are stored in the guest room . If yours are out in the public area of the house then you may want to have a nice 'finished' wood piece of furniture on display .
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